GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 275

Short Title:  Lieutenant Governor Part-Time.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Forrester.

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Referred to:  Rules and Operation of the Senate

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February 28, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO PART-TIME STATUS AS THAT OFFICE WAS PRIOR TO 1973.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 147-33 reads as rewritten:
"§ 147-33. Compensation and expenses of Lieutenant Governor.
Except when receiving the same compensation as the Governor when serving as Acting Governor under G.S. 147-11.1(f), the salary of the Lieutenant Governor shall be the same as the salary of members of the General Assembly under G.S. 120-3(b).  In addition, on any day when:
(1)	Members of the General Assembly are receiving a subsistence allowance under G.S. 120-3.1 on account of any Regular or Extra Session of the General Assembly; or
(2)	The Lieutenant Governor is attending a meeting of any board or commission of which the Lieutenant Governor is chair or a member under any provision of the North Carolina Constitution or statute
the Lieutenant Governor shall receive a subsistence allowance at the same rate as provided by G.S. 120-3.1, except the Lieutenant Governor shall not receive the subsistence allowance on any day when receiving the same salary as the Governor under G.S. 147-11.1(f).
In addition to this salary, the Lieutenant Governor shall be paid an annual expense allowance in the sum of eleven thousand five hundred dollars ($11,500). In addition to the salary set by this section, longevity pay on salary shall be paid on the same basis as is provided to employees of the State who are subject to the State Personnel Act.
The personnel of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor is limited to a full-time secretary or administrative assistant, and, while the General Assembly is in session, an additional full-time staff person."
Sec. 2.  This section becomes effective January 1, 1997.